Carton



I Dec. 28, 1943. GARIEPY 2,337,596

CARTON I Filed Aug. 16, 1941 Patented Dec. 28, 1943 I.

UNITED l-l H l I 2,337,596

CARTON Joseph Gariepy,

Everett,

Mass, assignor to United Drug Company, Boston, Mass, a corporation ofDelaware Application August 16, 1941, Serial No. 407,111

6 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved carton formed from cardboard orother suitable material.

Among the objects of this invention is the provision of a carton whichmay be used, not only as-a container, but which may easily be convertedfor display purposes; and the provision of a carton which is formed of aone-piece blank with very little waste of material. Other objects willbe in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the elements and combinations ofelements, features of construction, and arrangements of parts which willbe exemplified in the structures hereinafter described, and the scope ofthe application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated one of Variouspossible embodiments of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a layout of the improved carton blank;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the carton in a subsequent folded position, asmall portion being broken away;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a later stage in the formation ofthe carton;

Fig.4 is a perspective view showing a still later stage;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the formed carton employed fordisplay purposes;

Fig. 6 isa side elevation of the formed carton; and,

Fig. '7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, but showing the carton in adifferent position.

Similar reference characters indicate corre sponding parts throughoutthe several views of the drawing.

The carton blank illustrated in Fig. 1 is formed ofcardboard or othersuitable material cut and scored substantially as shown. It comprisesbottom portions I, 2, 3 and 4 separated by cuts 40, 4| and t2, arrangedin a line; side portions 5 and 6; end portionsl and8, and a pasting tab9 on portion 5. Portions 5, 6, I, 8 and 9 are arranged in a straightline which is parallel to the line of portions I-4. The blank alsocomprises a top It) with an attached fold portion or web II, 41, t9contiguous to the side 5 and end I.

Tongues I2 and I3 are formed in one bottom portion for forming a closurewith cuts I4 and I5. The side and end portions 5, I, 6 and 8 arecontinuous and have suitable score lines between them. The bottomportions I, 2, 3 and 4 meattached respectively to side 5, end 1, side 6and end 8 by means of a score line 43. The top I is relieved from side 6and end 8 by a cut 20, but is attached to folding flap II, 41, whichlatter is attached to both end I and side by the brace 49 andscore lines45 and 53 respectively. Score lines are otherwise formed substantiallyas shown.

Top ID is divided into two sections along a out It andfold lines I! andI6. Folding portion II is hinged along the cut 2!, and score lines 22and 23. Cut, 2I provides an attaching tab 24. As stated, brace 49 isdivided from parts 4! and 5 by score lines 5! and 53 respectively, andthus may angle as desired and as will appear. I

Fig. 2 illustrates the blank of Fig. 1 folded along score lines 25 and26 with tab 9 pasted under the front end 8. The blank in this conditionis ready for assembly to form a completed box, as shown progressively byFigs. 3, 4 and 5, without the necessity for further pasting or otherattaching operations. After folding up of portions 2, 4, 3 and 1, inorder, insertion of tongues I2 and I3 into slits It and I5 forms thebottom. Folding in of the portion l I, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, whileangling said portion or web II, 41, and brace 49 along lines M, 2|, 22,23, 5! and 53 finally forms the carton. The score line 44 is moved nextto score line 45, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4 (see also Fig.'7). Where additional rigidity is desired, the tab 24 may be pasted tothe back I.

The top ID is-utilized in the position shown in Fig. 4 (that is, notfolded along the score lines I! and I8) when the device is used fortransporting articles or for general use as a container. The top, whenutilized thus, is shown in Fig. 7 and in dotted lines in Fig. 6.

When use for display purposes is desired, the

, top portion 29 is merely bent along fold lines I! and I8 so that therounded portion 21 projects upward from the plane of part 29. The flap28 is at this time straightened out so as also to be parallel with theportion 29 and is placed aginst the inside of the rear portion I. Thebox therefore assumes the Fig. 5 position. Thus it will be seen that thetop I i is breakable or collapsible at I6, I1, I8 to bend down part 29.

The blank for forming the carton described above may be formedeconomically from cardboard or other stock and only a very smallproportion of cardboard is lost in the cutting operation. This is partlybecause the top I!) lies parallel to the side 6. There are substantiallyno wasteful projecting parts. The result is a decreased cost ofmanufacture. Moreover, the box may be folded and pasted to the Fig. 2position and large numbers may be transported flat to the user. A largenumber of carton blanks can be transported or stored in the Fig. 2condition flat, and easily assembled when desired for use as containers.The user can then easily assemble as a box, without any cutting orpasting operations, if desired.

the box carton. The portion of the top It which is below the out It,namely, projecting portion 21 and the portion 29 therebelow, will carrythe advertising matter which it is desired to display prominently whenthe box is open (Fig.

The end portion 8 which forms the front of the box is preferably formedwith a recess 30 cut therein which permits easy removal of the flap 28where the flap is inserted inside the front end 8. In addition, it aidsin the easy removal of the articles contained therein.

The triangular portion or web 49 which joins part 2-7 to part 5 at scorelines 5| and 53 being turned down in proceeding from the positionsbetween Figs. 3 and 4, serves, particularly in the display position ofFig. 5, to hold the part: 47 against the back I. As above stated, theadditional pasting of the tongue 24 to said back 1 may be employed afterthe parts are folded. up as a box, but this is not absolutely necessary.

Recapitulating, the invention consists in portions or panels cut andscored to form. a box'open at the top, wherein the back end has anextension horizontally hinged thereto, said extension including abreakable or collapsible top perpendicularly hinged thereto, with anangular hinge in the extension intersecting or meeting the junction ofthe horizontal and perpendicular hinges to permit of the extension beingturned down against the back while the perpendicular hinge movesadjacent to the horizontal hinge; whereby when the top is opened and setto collapsed position it forms a display from the back of the open box.In addition, there is a brace hinged between the extension and one sideof the box which acts to hold the extension against the back afterassembly.

Advertising matter carried upon the portion 29 of the top i6 is readablefrom the front of the box either in its box-closed position or itsboxopen position. For convenience in the drawing, the advertising matteris indicated by the characters A, B, C.

In View of the above, it will be seen that the several objects of theinvention are achieved and other advantageous results attained.

As many changes could be made in the above constructions withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention, it is intended that allmatter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawing, shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

I claim:

1-. In a folding box formed of side, end, and bottom portions cut andhinged to form a box open at the top, an extension from one of said endshinged thereto, a top joined to said hinged extension and hinged theretoperpendicularly to said extension hinge, an angular score line in saidextension arranged to meet the junction of said hinges to allow movementof said perpendicular score line against the top edge of'said end, saidtop being provided with means for angling one portion back againstanother portion when the top is open thereby to form an upright display.

2. In a folding box formed from a one-piece blank out and scored to formside, end, and bottom portions to form a box open at the top, anextension from one of said ends hinged horizontally, a triangular webjoining the extension and one side, a top hinged to said hingedextension perpendicularly to said horizontal hinge, an angular scoreline in said extension arranged to meet the junction of said hinges toallow of bringing said perpendicular score line against the horizontalscore line, said top being provided with means for angling one portionback against another portion when the top is open thereby to form adisplay, said web holding said another portion of said top against theback of the box.

3. In a folding box formed from a one-piece blank cut and scored to formside, end, and bottom portions to form a box open at the top, anextension from one of said ends hinged horizontally, a triangular webjoining the extension and one side, a top hinged to said hingedextension perpendicularly to said horizontal hinge, an angular scoreline in said extension arranged to meet the junction of said hinges toallow of bringing said perpendicular score line against the horizontalscore line, said top being provided with means for angling one portionback against another portion when the top is open thereby to form adisplay, said web holding said another portion of said top against theback of the box, and a tongue extending from said angular score line forattachment to the adjacent box end.

4. In a folding box formed. from a one-piece blank, side, front end,back. end, and bottom portions cut and scored to form a box open at thetop, an extension hinged horizontally on the top of said back end forangling down against the inside of said back end, a web joining theextension and one side by score lines permitting said angling down ofthe extension, said web acting as a brace holding the extension in placeafter assembly, a top forming an extension from said hinged extensionand hinged thereto vertically, an angular score line in said extensionjoining the vertical and horizontal hinges where they cross and arrangedto allow of bringing said vertical score line against the top edge ofsaid end, said top being provded with means for angling one portion backagainst another portion when the top is opened thereby to form a avertical display in the plane of said back end.

5. An article of manufacture comprising a one-piece blank cut and scoredfor folding to form a box open at the top having an end, an extensionhinged to said end by a horizontal score line, said extension includinga top hinged thereto on a score line normal to the horizontal score linewhereby top material is located adjacently to side material in theblank, and an an-- gular score line in the extension intersecting thejunction of said hinges and permitting of its being turned down againstsaid end to permit movement of the normal score line against thehorizontal score line.

6. An article of manufacture comprising a one-piece blank cut and scoredfor folding to form a box open at the tophaving an end, an extensionhorizontally hinged to said end by a score line, said extensionincluding a top perpendicularly hinged thereto on a score lineintersecting said horizontal score line, whereby top material is locatedadjacently to side material in the blank, and an angular score line inthe extension intersecting the junction of said hinges and permitting ofits being turned down against said end to permit movement of theextension against the inside of said end.

JOSEPH GARIEPY.

